Tag: centar
Macedonia 17.08.20 | 20:01

Skopje court went out of its way to prevent the accused in a politically motivated trial to defend themselves

Judge Dusan Josifov made sure that the defense in one of the trials initiated by the Special Prosecutor’s Office has no chance to present its case. During a shocking hearing today, the judge refused all requests from the defense which could’ve allowed the defendants to have their side of...

Macedonia 17.08.20 | 10:55

Centar protests trial: Court rejects all requests submitted by the defense

Judge Dusan Josifov rejected all the requests submitted by the defence during today’s hearing in the SPO initiated case over the 2013 protest in front of the offices of Skopje’s Centar municipality. The now defunct and disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office tried to use the protests...

Macedonia 04.07.20 | 23:09

From the hotbed of the Colored Revolution, Mickoski asks what happened with Zaev’s promises to fight corruption?

Speaking in Skopje’s downtown Centar district, which was the ground zero for the 2015 SDSM led Colored Revolution, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski reminded the gathered citizens how Zoran Zaev betrayed the promises he made about ensuring the rule of law and a fight against corruption. When...

Macedonia 04.05.20 | 17:09

Jana Belceva resigns as head of the Centar municipal Council

Jana Belceva, NGO activist who the SDMS party elected as Chairwoman of the Centar municipal Council, resigned today. She cited disagreement with a set of proposals that are being pushed through the council of Skopje’s central, downtown district, but did not publicly elaborate what was she opposed...

Macedonia 13.04.20 | 20:45

Skopje municipal authorities wrap benches in plastic to prevent citizens from spending time outside

With the warm spring weather, and tired of being cooped up in their apartments during the long weekend curfew, citizens of Skopje filled the streets, parks and squares today eager for some fresh air. But they were met with a weird sight. Municipal authorities in Skopje’s Centar district decided...

Macedonia 31.12.19 | 16:02

Centar municipality offers free parking areas for New Year

Parking spaces in Skopje’s Centar district, which are managed by the Centar municipality, will be made available free of charge to all this evening and tomorrow. Meanwhile, the multilevel garages will close by 18h, and the fenced in open air parking spaces are now closed. On Wednesday, January...

Macedonia 27.11.19 | 21:41

Mickoski: Soon we will have detailed political offer from VMRO-DPMNE, with a vision of how Macedonia will look in ten years

As part of the “Talks for Renewal of Macedonia” campaign, the VMRO-DPMNE part was today in the Municipality of Centar in Skopje, where they met with Centar resident and talked about today’s everyday life in Macedonia, about the problems that are part of their lives. Through the problems...

Macedonia 06.09.19 | 12:20

Skopje kindergarten stuffs 40 children into 40 square meters, parents claim

Parents of children attending the Koco Racin kindergarten in Skopje protest against the appalling conditions their children are kept in. They say that 40 children are cared for in just 40 square meters. The parents say that the group started off with 18 kids, but has now more than doubled in size, while...

Macedonia 03.09.19 | 18:46

Centar Mayor Bogdanovik denies that the new elementary school will be used by private institutions

Skopje’s Centar municipality mayor Sasa Bogdanovik denied reports that he plans to allow private schools to operate in the newly built Kiro Gligorov elementary school. The modern building is the first new school built in Skopje’s central area since the 1969 earthquake and Government officials...

Macedonia 17.06.19 | 13:40

Restaurant owners in Centar and Cair forced to remove their illegally built terraces

Municipal authorities in Skopje’s downtown Centar district announced they will continue to demolish terraces built by 20 popular establishments in the center. The often closed terraces were usually used to allow patrons to smoke in semi-indoors conditions and are frequently enclosed in glass and...